I spotted this business because they had a booth at the Greenwich Market today. I was just so impressed with the creativity that I had to make a purchase and I wanted to make sure other people see these folks too. They are usually at the market, but they also do mail order.
What they do is take a bottle and flatten it. Any bottle - beer, wine, even champagne. Sure, anyone can flatten a bottle, but can you do it by heating it to over 800 degrees so that it gets flat, and then when it cools, reapply the label and then turn it into a clock or an ashtray or a cheeseboard?
Check out the pictures and then check their website - www.glassconstructions.co.uk - because you can send them a bottle (if they don't have what you want specifically) and they'll do their magic on it and send it back. Perhaps you'd like a special memory bottle?
The prices are surprisingly reasonable for the amount of effort! read more